Subbiah

Jeyamkondan (Jeyam) Subbiah

Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering and Food Science & Technology

Kenneth E. Morrison Distinguished Professor of Food Engineering

Office: 212 L.W. Chase Hall
Phone: (402) 472-4944
Email: jsubbiah2@unl.edu

Education

Ph.D. Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University-Stillwater, OK
M.S. Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba-Winnipeg, Canada
B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University-India

Professional Engineer - Nebraska

Appointment

35% Research
20% Teaching
45% Food Science Technology

Teaching Interests
  • Engineering properties of biological materials
  • Bioprocess engineering
  • Unit operations for biological processing
Research Interests
  • Computer vision/image processing for food quality inspection
  • Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to predict characteristic components in food
  • X-ray imaging to evaluate internal defects in food products
  • Modeling microbial growth in food systems
  • Hyperspectral imaging for food safety applications

Selected Publications